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The Books I'm Reading Now At the moment I'm reading a recently published Southern (North Carolina-set mystery about race and history from David Joy, Those We Thought We Knew; I'm listening to the third book What are you reading these days, bookworms? loved A Curious Beginning, the first book in Deanna Raybourn's feisty Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction mysteries, as well as the second book, A Perilous Undertaking.

to the beach, where I got lots of reading in! to A Perilous Undertaking, the second in Deanna Raybourn's sassy Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction mysteries. What are you reading these days, bookworms? fiction mysteries.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Kirsten Miller's entertaining novel about a lending library and banned books in a small Southern town, Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books ; I'm reading What are you reading, bookworms? light--just as Lula and Beverly are running against each other in a mayoral race that could decide the reading I'm listening to My Oxford Year as an audiobook.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading two climate-change dystopian novels, All the Water in the World And I'm listening to The Blood of the Old Kings , the first in Sung-Il Kim's fantasy series in which What are you reading, bookworms? I'm listening to The Blood of the Old Kings as an audiobook. 03 Hum by Helen Phillips After years working I'm listening to Hum as an audiobook.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading evangelical preacher Beth Moore's memoir, All My Knotted-Up Life What are you reading, bookworms? For many more Bossy reviews of memoirs, please check out the books and lists at this link . I'm listening to The Last Hour Between Worlds as an audiobook. For Bossy reviews of many other books that play with time, you can check out the books and lists at this

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Lucinda Williams's memoir, Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You; I'm reading a light-fiction romantic comedy about a fake relationship, Ann Liang's This Time What are you reading these days, bookworms? If you're interested in this one, you might also like the titles on my Greedy Reading List Six Musicians ' Memoirs that Sing. 02 This Time It's Real by Ann Liang In Ann Liang's light fiction rom-com This Time

My very favorite November reads! Here are my six favorite reads of the past month: Renaissance-set historical fiction, two historical fiction mysteries (one with magical elements at its heart), a fictionalized memoir, a story of 1980s-set fiction, and a contemporary novel about Deaf culture. I happily read it in one sitting.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading The Shadowed Land , the third in Signe Pike's wonderful Scottish What are you reading, bookworms? I'm reading this title, which was published December 3, courtesy of NetGalley and Atria Books. item on his to-do list. I'm listening to The Shadow of the Gods as an audiobook.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Carley Fortune's newest light fiction about a missed opportunity and second chances, Meet Me at the Lake; I'm reading a book club pick about three young Muslim women and their friendship, Salma El-Wardany's These Impossible Things; and I'm reading S.B. What are you reading these days, bookworms? Divya is also the author of Machinehood, a book I listed on the Greedy Reading List Six More Fantastic

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, about an the for-profit prison system fight to the death for others' entertainment--and for their freedom; I'm reading Matthew Norman's upcoming (to be published tomorrow) music-focused light fiction, Charm City Rocks. What are you reading these days, bookworms? If this book sounds intriguing, you might also be interested in the books on my Greedy Reading List,

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading a Maine-set small-town story, Shannon Bowring's debut novel The Road to Dalton ; I'm reading the first in Sebastian de Castell's series of the same name, Spellslinger ; and I'm reading Elif Shafak's interconnected story told in three time periods, There Are Rivers in What are you reading, bookworms? “First thing you learn wandering the long roads, kid.

I'm listening to The Personal Librarian, historical fiction with race and art at the heart of it, set , a light fiction meet cute; and I'm reading Amy Bloom's heartbreaking, thoughtful, brutally honest memoir I recently listed some of my favorite romantic, light stories in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading. 03 In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss by Amy Bloom In her I listed other heartbreaking and beautiful memoirs about facing death and loss in the Greedy Reading

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Our Evenings , Alan Hollinghurst's novel of a young man in boarding school; I'm listening to the quirky Japanese story We'll Prescribe You a Cat ; and I'm listening to What are you reading these days, bookworms? Ishida's offbeat story tells the tales of various characters, lost or in pain, who find themselves transformed I'm listening to All the Beauty in the World as an audiobook.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading to Ann Patchett's newest novel, Tom Lake; I'm reading Ava Glass's newest spy thriller, to be published tomorrow, The Traitor; and I'm listening to the fourth installment What are you reading these days, bookworms? loved A Curious Beginning, the first book in Deanna Raybourn's feisty Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction mysteries, as well as the second book, A Perilous Undertaking, and the third, A Treacherous

I'm reading The Diamond Eye, Kate Quinn's newest historical fiction, based on a real-life Russian bookworm list for ages. I recently listed some of my favorite romantic, light stories in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading. Reading Lists Six Second-Chance, Do-Over, Reliving-Life Stories or Six Riveting Time-Travel Stories

The Books I'm Reading Now At the moment I'm listening to Timothy Egan's narrative nonfiction account What are you reading these days, bookworms? Movies by Lynn Painter I've been on a rom-com kick this summer, and while I'm picky about my light fiction reads, I've laughed and swooned over lots of wonderful books lately. (New Greedy Reading List to come!)

memory, a musician's memoir, Roaring Twenties-set historical fiction, postapocalyptic fiction, and the And I'd also love to hear: what are some of your recent favorite reads? 01 Lost in Time by A.G. I love a time-travel book (see lists of some of my favorites, linked below). In A.G. read of the month! I prefer listening to my memoirs read by the author, and I loved hearing U2's songwriter and lead singer

The Books I'm Reading Now I guess this list is an Escape from Reality attempt, as I have three fantasy I'm listening to Ruby Dixon's sassy fantasy novel, Bull Moon Rising ; I'm reading M. L. Wang's recently published dark academia novel, Blood Over Bright Haven ; and I'm reading Frances White's What are you reading these days, bookworms? I'm reading Blood Over Bright Haven courtesy of Random House Publishing Group and NetGalley. M. L.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading The Heiress, Rachel Hawkins's upcoming (January 9) gothic suspense What are you reading these days, bookworms? since then her power has grown--as has her list of dead husbands (four). here for my review of Black's The Queen of Nothing; I mentioned the Folk of the Air trilogy in the Greedy Reading List Six Royally Magical Young Adult Series. 03 Dungeons and Drama by Kristy Boyce Riley wants

Six of My Favorite Lighter Fiction Reads from the Past Year Six of My Favorite Fiction Reads from Last Year Six More of My Favorite Fiction Reads from Last Year Six Four-Star Mystery Reads I Loved Last Year Six More Four-Star Mysteries I Loved Last Year Six Four-Star Historical Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year Six Four-Star (And Up) Science Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year, and Six of My Favorite Memoir Reads Last Year You can also check out My Very Favorite Bossy 2022 Reads for my absolute favorite reads from

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading a novel in two timelines about a young woman posing as a cabin What are you reading these days, bookworms? I'm listening to this title as an audiobook, read by Michelle Williams. If you like to read memoirs like I do, you might be interested in the Greedy Reading Lists here: Six Last Year

excited to give as gifts this holiday season--I hope one of them is also a fit for someone on your gift list or two in these lists to delight someone you love--or to give to yourself. You may want to check my past Bossy gift idea lists (linked below) for quirky books, perennial classics nonfiction must-haves, or other new-to-you titles that might be perfect for the people on your holiday list For my full review of this book, please see Listen for the Lie . 04 Smart Historical Fiction with a Time-Travel

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Cold Mountain author Charles Frazier's newest historical fiction What are you reading these days, bookworms? 01 The Trackers by Charles Frazier In The Trackers, Cold Mountain author Charles Frazier offers historical fiction featuring a Great Depression-era painter, Val Welch, traveling west to a small rural town in I'm listening to this memoir as an audiobook.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Liane Moriarty's story of the aftermath a plane full of psychic predictions regarding conditions of each passenger's death, Here One Moment ; I'm reading Sally Rooney's , about young-adult brothers seeking love and hope after their father's death, Intermezzo ; and I'm listening What are you reading these days, bookworms? I'm listening to Hell for Hire as an audiobook.

I'm sooooo very excited to be reading each of these books: Blake Crouch's upcoming science fiction, Upgrade speculative fiction, When Women Were Dragons. What are you reading and enjoying these days, bookworms? You can find my review of Blake Crouch's Recursion (mentioned in the Greedy Reading List Six Riveting Through various preserved historic accounts and young Alexandra Green's observations, the reader begins

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Who Gets In and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions by Jeffrey Selingo; I'm reading Peter Heller's newest suspenseful novel, set in Yellowstone National Park, The Ranger; and I'm listening to the second in an irresistible historical fiction series from Sherry Thomas What are you reading these days, bookworms? Inside College Admissions by Jeffrey Selingo I have a rising high school senior, so maybe it's time to read

My first Greedy Reading List on this topic was Six Books about Brave Female Spies . recent Greedy Reading List Six Great Stories about Brave Women During World War II . 01 Miss Graham's I looove a historical fiction mystery. If you do too, you might want to check out the titles on the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction it and which I also listed on the Greedy Reading List Six Compelling Nonfiction Books that Read Like

Here are my six favorite reads of the past month. There's suspense, memoir, science fiction, and historical fiction here. If you read or have read any of these, I'd love to hear what you think! The Rose Code is a wonderfully spun historical fiction story of three very different women who answer And for more more MORE memoirs I've loved that you might want to try, check out the Greedy Reading Lists

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Michelle Moran's novel Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp ; of the enslaved character Jim; and I'm reading Rufi Thorpe's unexpected and unorthodox contemporary What are you reading these days, bookworms? This is compelling reading, and for all who consider The Sound of Music sacred holiday viewing (and I'm listening to Maria as an audiobook.

Bossy Book Gift Ideas Each year I offer lists of Bossy book gift ideas for the holidays, including a number of books I'll personally be giving as gifts (if you're on my gift list, please avert your eyes This is the only time I post about books I may not have read: promising reads for particular people in I hope you find a book or two in these lists to delight someone you love--or to give to yourself! Mike Campbell's Heartbreaker --and to give it to a music lover on my gift list.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading the novel Liars , Sarah Manguso's exploration of art, marriage, by undocumented grandparents and her struggles around belonging and securing her future; and I'm listening What are you reading these days, bookworms? I'm reading Liars courtesy of Random House Publishing Group: Hogarth and NetGalley. I'm listening to The Blighted Stars as an audiobook. Megan E.

Bossy Book Gift Ideas Each year I offer lists of Bossy book gift ideas for the holidays, including a number of books I'll personally be giving as gifts (if you're on my gift list, please avert your eyes This is the only time I post about books I may not have read: promising reads for particular people in As in my book list from last week, the books here were all published in 2025, so it's their first appearance You can also check my past Bossy gift idea lists (linked below) for quirky books, perennial classics,

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to the first in Hafsah Faizal's Blood and Tea series, A Tempest What are you reading these days, bookworms? I'm reading Burn courtesy of Knopf and NetGalley. I'm reading Tell Me Everything courtesy of Random House and NetGalley. I'm listening to A Tempest of Tea as an audiobook.

year: Six of My Favorite Fiction Reads Last Year Six More of My Favorite Fiction Reads from the Past Year Six Four-Star Mystery Reads I Loved Last Year Six More Four-Star Mysteries I Loved Last Year Six Four-Star Historical Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year Six Four-Star (And Up) Science Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year, and Six of My Favorite Memoir Reads Last Year And check out My Very Favorite Bossy 2022 Reads for my absolute most favorite reads from last year.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Surrender, Bono's memoir about inspiration, faith, pain, love , and music; I'm reading Lost in Time, A.G. to a stand-alone historical fiction novel that's also a sequel, The Book Woman's Daughter by Kim Michele Riddle You may already know that I love a time-travel book (see my lists of favorites below). If you like books that play with time, you might also like the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Riveting

list of recently published favorites to come soon, as well as a Greedy Reading List featuring my favorite I've got these books going at the moment: recently published fantasy-historical fiction, the second in Maine, a novel about an unconventional family in late 20th century Manhattan, Victorian-England-set historical fiction, and a nonfiction title about parenting teenagers. What have you been reading, bookworms?

This book was also mentioned in the Greedy Reading List Three Wackily Different Books I'm Reading Now I first mentioned this book in the Greedy Reading List Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/16/20. Because I suspected that Emily Henry's Beach Read might be a major gem on my light fiction-escapism-pandemic-era reading list and a book that might bring me fully into the bosom of this genre. So here's the greedy question: What are some other lighter fiction stories I should be reading?

actual events, detailing the displacement of Indigenous people and the devastating consequences of greed Katlia's novel This House Is Not a Home is a novel of Indigenous people displaced by greedy settlers. to disastrous consequences for real-life versions of Ko and other Indigenous people. A book that kept coming to mind as I read this one is This Tender Land, historical fiction by William the "restructuring" that cut off many American Indians from their culture, their families, and their history

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Daniel Mason's novel tracking generations of inhabitants in a New England cabin, North Woods; I'm listening to Henry Winkler's charming, candid memoir, Being Henry; and I'm reading Secondhand Daylight, Eugen Bacon and Andrew Hook's science fiction story about time travel What are you reading these days, bookworms? to Henry Winkler read his memoir, which is irresistibly candid, funny, and poignant.

The Books I'm Reading Now First of all, I obviously only read books with tall, blocky title fonts now I'm reading Sandwich, the wonderful Catherine Newman's newest family story about a summer spent struggling the needs of aging parents, adjusting to growing-up children, and figuring out where she fits in; I'm listening What are you reading these days, bookworms? Only, the last thing Charlie Yates wants is someone changing his (terrible) script.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading the newest suspenseful mystery by Wendy Walker, scheduled for publication tomorrow, American Girl; I'm reading Emily Tesh's debut novel, a space opera, Some Desperate Glory; and I'm listening to Evil Eye, Etaf Rum's newest fiction about culture, marriage, and the struggle to What are you reading these days, bookworms? I'm listening to this as an audiobook. Etaf Rum is also the author of A Woman Is No Man.

I don't want to call this lovely reader and friend a big fat liar, so instead I'll offer this Greedy Reading List of SIX five-star Bossy reads for your perusal. young adult LGBTQ+ fiction, memoir, contemporary fiction, historical fiction, and nonfiction. This is fantastic contemporary young adult fiction. I loved digging into this 750-page historical fiction wonder.

Henry's story-within-a-story adds a historical fiction element to her signature big-hearted, banter-driven I loved the historical fiction aspect of Margaret's recounting of her history. More Emily Henry love Henry's Beach Read  was one of my favorite books the year I read it, and it also made it onto the Greedy Reading List Six Lighter Fiction Stories for Great Escapism . Reading List Six More Great Light Fiction Stories .

What a fantastic Bossy reading month! If you've read any of these, I'd love to hear what you think! If you like World War II stories, you might also like the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Great Females are overshadowed, abused, and generally wronged throughout the book, a reflection of realistic, historic This cover style says "light fiction" to me, but this book addresses deeper issues--of what it means

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Wingwalkers, an upcoming historical fiction novel (to be published and final book in Marie Lu's science fiction-fantasy Skyhunters duology; and I'm listening to State In Taylor Brown's upcoming historical fiction novel Wingwalkers (to be published tomorrow), a former list that looks wonderful), and Fallen Land, a title I loved and included in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction Stories about the Civil War.

Jo has been set on achieving a zany bucket list of items before her thirtieth birthday--and the girls I enjoy a rom-com with a solid center of complex issues, and Love, Lists and Fancy Ships (side note: I listened to Love, Lists and Fancy Ships as an audiobook. You might also like the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading and Six More Great Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Let’s Not Do That Again, Grant Ginder’s upcoming (to be published memoir Yearbook; and I'm listening to the always-excellent Kate Quinn’s The Rose Code, historical fiction What are you reading and enjoying these days, bookworms? For more about Kate Quinn’s The Huntress (and five other historical fiction books I loved), check out the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved in the Past Year.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Lisa Jewell's haunting psychological thriller None of This in her backyard through the course of a year; and I'm reading Baby X, Kira Peikoff's near-future-set What are you reading these days, bookworms? I'm listening to None of This Is True as an audiobook. I'm listening to The Comfort of Crows as an audiobook.

My very favorite Bossy January reads! I'm a little early with this one since the month doesn't end until Tuesday, but I like my Greedy Reading Lists to come out on Fridays. reads of the first month of 2023. I've had a fantastic reading month. If you've read any of these, I'd love to hear what you think!

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Lynn Painter's rom-com Betting on You; I'm listening to Gareth Brown's debut fantasy novel, The Book of Doors; and I'm reading Laurie Frankel's newest novel, Family What are you reading these days, bookworms? Wrong Number, and other books I haven't yet read. 02 The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown In Gareth Brown's I'm listening to The Book of Doors as an audiobook. 03 Family Family by Laurie Frankel ​“Not all stories